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Portrait of Nahas Noushad

Chief Financial Officer

NahasNoushad

Strategic FinanceBusiness TransformationRegional GrowthDubai, UAE

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15+
Years in finance leadership
10
Years in Dubai
10
Countries in group finance remit
2022
CFO, Mosaic Live

Career across

Executive profile

Strategic finance executive with over 15 years of experience partnering with CEOs to drive profitability, strengthen financial governance and build businesses for sustainable growth.

Experience spans multi-country, capital-intensive operations, Board and lender reporting, acquisition readiness and enterprise-wide systems transformation. Combines financial discipline and commercial judgement with hands-on experience establishing and operating a sports business.

Expertise

Core expertise

Eight disciplines built across 15+ years of finance leadership in the UAE and India.

Highlights

Selected work

  1. 01
    Mosaic Live Communications LLC

    The CFO mandate

    Executive finance partner to the CEO, leading strategy, finance and growth across the business.

    4+years as CFO

    • Strategy

      CEO partner on business priorities, capital deployment and growth decisions

    • Finance & treasury

      Planning, cash flow, banking and management reporting

    • Growth

      Commercial strategy, pricing discipline and regional expansion

    • Governance

      Controls, approvals, tax compliance and material contracts

    • ERP implementation

      Odoo across CRM, projects, procurement and finance

      Odoo
  2. 02
    Enviroserve Services LLC

    Group finance leadership

    Head of Finance for an international environmental services group, reporting to the Board and corporate shareholders.

    10countries

    • Board reporting

      Group and subsidiary reporting to the Board and shareholders

    • Lender & treasury

      Facility financing, cash and multi-currency operations

    • Controls

      Cost controls, management information and reporting timeliness

    • Acquisition readiness

      Preparing the Group for strategic investor scrutiny

    • ERP migration

      From Sage to Zoho ERP

      Zoho ERP
  3. 03
    TUSA Elite Tennis Academy

    Concept to launch

    Built and launched a sports academy end to end, from venue and licensing to operations and handover.

    7launch workstreams

    • Venue Strategy & Selection

    • Company Formation & Licensing

    • Team Recruitment & Development

    • Policies, Systems & Processes

    • Financial Planning & Controls

    • Business Operations & Management

    • Management Transition

  4. 04
    IFC Group

    CFO advisory

    Outsourced CFO services for client companies in the UAE, from financial models to audit and internal controls.

    3years advising companies

    • CFO services

      Outsourced CFO support for client companies

    • Financial & business models

      Models that underpin plans and decisions

    • Process & procedures

      Designing and implementing organisational processes

    • Audit oversight

      Monitoring and guiding financial audits in line with applicable laws

    • Internal controls

      Reviewing control procedures and recommending improvements

Career

Professional experience

  1. Mosaic Live Communications LLC
    Mosaic Live Communications LLC(opens company website)

    Dubai, UAE

    Feb 2022 — Present

    Chief Financial Officer

    Executive finance partner to the CEO of an events management business serving corporate, government and international clients.

    • Profitability transformation

      Drove a multi-year commercial and financial transformation, shifting from revenue-led targets to gross-profit accountability, improving project margins and overall profitability.

    • Commercial strategy

      Redesigned sales KPIs around gross-profit value and delivery KPIs around minimum project margins; strengthened pricing discipline, project reviews and resource allocation.

    • CEO partnership

      Advise on capital deployment, business priorities, commercial negotiations, organisational efficiency and growth decisions; challenge assumptions and align finance with operations.

    • Treasury and governance

      Oversee cash flow, working capital, banking, forecasts, budgets, approvals, management reporting, tax compliance and material commercial contracts.

    • Enterprise systems

      Led Odoo implementation across CRM, project management, procurement and finance, integrating business workflows, controls and management visibility.

    • Regional expansion

      Developed a phased Saudi Arabia expansion roadmap covering financial feasibility, operational readiness and resources; execution deferred in response to regional market conditions.

    TUSA Elite Tennis Academy

    Mosaic Live subsidiary · Dubai, UAE

    • Concept to launch. Worked alongside the CEO on his passion project, personally covering venue scouting, company establishment and licensing, coach and staff recruitment, and operational systems and processes.
    • Operational ownership. Served as Manager named on the trade licence and ran the academy beyond the CFO remit, overseeing people, procedures, administration and daily delivery.
    • Specialist transition. Supported handover of day-to-day management to a professional tennis operator as demands on executive time increased, enabling renewed focus on Mosaic Live and other projects.
  2. Enviroserve Services LLC
    Enviroserve Services LLC(opens company website)

    Dubai, UAE

    Feb 2020 — Feb 2022

    Head of Finance

    International environmental services group with operations across 10 countries and lender-financed, capital-intensive infrastructure.

    • Board reporting

      Prepared and presented monthly Group and subsidiary management reports to the Board and corporate shareholders.

    • Lender and treasury oversight

      Managed financial reporting and compliance requirements associated with facility financing, alongside budgets, forecasts, cash and multi-currency operations.

    • Capital-intensive operations

      Established reporting and cost controls for an asset-heavy processing business; supported finance–operations integration and commercial reviews.

    • Systems and controls

      Led migration from Sage to Zoho ERP; improved management information, reporting timeliness and internal controls.

    • Corporate operations

      Established Group-wide HR policies and procedures; supported contract review, supplier payment controls and VAT compliance.

    Strategic project

    Acquisition & Due-Diligence Readiness

    Enviroserve · During tenure

    • Acquisition preparation. Played a key role over nearly two years preparing the company for a potential strategic acquisition alongside ongoing finance responsibilities.
    • Institutional readiness. Strengthened financial documentation, management reporting, controls and governance to support potential investor and acquirer scrutiny.
  3. IFC Group
    IFC Group(opens company website)

    Dubai, UAE

    Feb 2017 — Feb 2020

    Financial Consultant – CFO Services

    • CFO services

      Outsourced CFO support for client companies.

    • Financial & business models

      Prepared financial and business models.

    • Process & procedures

      Prepared and implemented organisational processes and procedures.

    • Audit oversight

      Monitored and guided financial audits of companies in line with applicable laws and rules.

    • Internal controls

      Reviewed internal control procedures across companies and recommended improvements.

  4. Unicom ERP

    Unicom ERP Pvt. Ltd.

    Kochi, India

    Apr 2012 — Jul 2016

    Finance Manager & Business Analyst

    Finance Manager

    • Budgeting & cash

      Responsible for budgeting, forecasting, cash flow and working capital management.

    • Financial strategy

      Developed financial strategies to establish the organisation, with timely and appropriate financial analysis and planning.

    Business Analyst

    • Product lifecycle

      Worked closely with top management across all phases of the software business cycle, from strategic and tactical planning to design, development and implementation.

    • ERP delivery

      Implemented ERP across multiple clients in Saudi Arabia.

    • Cost reporting

      Maintained accurate reports of budget, operational costs and personnel scheduling.

    • Business–technology link

      Applied functional and technical knowledge as the key link between management and software developers, for effective and efficient operations.

  5. Balan & Co., Chartered Accountants
    Balan & Co., Chartered Accountants(opens company website)

    Kochi, India

    Oct 2008 — Apr 2012

    Audit Assistant

    • Breadth of practice

      Exposure to finance, bookkeeping, auditing, taxation and corporate law.

    • Statutory & internal audits

      Statutory audits, internal audits and limited reviews of companies across newspapers, educational institutions, logistics, construction, exports and related services.

    • Trusts & institutions

      Hands-on proprietary audits and taxation work for trusts and educational institutions.

    • Individual taxation

      Individual taxation and filing of income tax returns.

Education

  • Chartered Accountancy Studies

    Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)

  • 2011

    Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com)

    Mahatma Gandhi University, India

Languages

  • English
  • Hindi
  • Urdu
  • Malayalam